Selva candida
SELVA CANDIDA. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, videocitofono, impianto di allarme, porta blindata, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, terrazzo, impianto tv centralizzato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 plus an estimated €42,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,950/m², nearly three times the €661/m² comparison level. The terrace and infrastructure are useful positives, but the renovation burden leaves little value at this price.
More on the house and the area
This is a functional-looking urban apartment with multiple balconies and a terrace, but the exterior is ordinary and there is no visible scenic outlook. The interiors appear cluttered, dated, and in need of meaningful renovation, though tiled floors, windows, and existing room layouts suggest a usable structure rather than a ruin.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs substantial renovation and clearing out.
- No notable view, historic character, garden, or distinctive setting is shown.
- Urban apartment building has dense neighboring construction and prominent overhead utility wires.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 55/100This cluster is in the northwestern built-up area of Rome, with the urban fabric of the capital around it. The Tiber is the main river of the city. Daily-life surroundings include city streets, outer neighborhoods and major road infrastructure rather than a distinct rural or natural landscape. Rome itself has first-rank historic monuments, museums, services, rail links and airports, and the Vatican City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the city, but the urban cap applies here because the cluster sits inside a city far above 50,000 residents.